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Encourager 2009.12.30
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Church Staff Rev. Scott Stancil Pastor
Ricky Stark Minister of Students & Education
Carol Petty CDC Director
Hayley Smith Ministry Intern
Encourager THE FIRST BAPTIST LYMAN
WEEK OF DECEMBER 30, 2009
Happy New Year!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are now geared up to begin a new year. Ecclesiastes tells us there is a season for everything. I hope the
season we are entering is filled with blessings and renewed hope and joy for each of you.
Did you make it Home For Christmas? What a great day it was in worship and fellowship.
It was so exciting to see many of the folks who normally are unable to attend. Thanks to
family, friends, and church members who provided the way.
Along with Home For Christmas, we celebrated The Splendor of Christmas on Sunday
evenings. Thank you to all the children’s choir leaders, the children, the adults and all the
musicians, and the sound and technology team for their incredible effort, and for sharing
their amazing talents with the church. Your ministry added so much joy and meaning to
our Christmas celebration. I also need to thank Wade Rodgers for stepping in with very
little notice and providing tremendous leadership in our music ministry. I praise God for all
of you!
There are so many wonderful things before us in 2010. In the weeks ahead I will be sharing
with the congregation the vision the Lord has burned in my heart. I hope you’ll be with us
on Sunday mornings to hear all about it. It’s going to be an exciting year.
Please know how much my family and I love and appreciate each one of you. It is such a joy
to be your pastor. I can’t wait to see what God has in store for our church! Let’s continue to
pray together, worship through our lifestyle, tell others the Good News, and enjoy fellowship with one another!
First Baptist Lyman: One Lord. One Fellowship. One Purpose.
God Bless,
Sunday • 9:45 am Sunday School
• 11:00 am Morning Worship
• 5:30 pm Preschool & Children’s
Activities
• 5:30 pm Evening Fellowship
• 6:00 pm Evening Worship
Wednesday • 5:20 - 5:45 pm Fellowship Meal
• 5:45 - 6:30 pm Children’s Choirs
• 6:30 - 7:00 pm Children’s Missions
• 5:50 - 6:00 pm Praise and Prayer
• 6:00 - 7:00 pm Covenant Groups
• 7:10 pm Adult Choir
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January Birthdays 1 - Lewis Harvey
1 - Josh Massey
1 - Ann McMakin
2 - Betty Whitmire
3 - Jeremy McKinney
4 - Andrew Bradley 6 - Caylie Walker
7 - Clayton Bradley
7 - Harold Bullard
7 - Lisa Eubanks
9 - Buddy Eubanks, Jr.
9 - Shanda Owens
9 - Todd Wright
10 - Raymond Morrow
11 - Ginger Ryals
12 - Mavis Eledge
12 - Betty Knight
13 - Rachel Fillipetti
14 - Ruth Dobson
14 - Vicki Hadden
16 - Patsy Baldwin
18 - Jack Morgan
19 - Larry Arms
19 - Amanda Young
20 - Sandra Eubanks
20 - Fred Greer 21 - Kaci Snow
23 - Marshall Alexander
23 - Margaret Mayfield
23 - Betsy Meccia
26 - Alysa Lee
26 - Kevin Lee
29 - Wade Brewer
29 - Nancy Eubanks
Please wish these individuals a
Happy Birthday!
ENCOURAGER UPDATE
From The Pastor
WEEKLY AT First
Baptist Lyman
Budget Needs To Date: $523,613.66 Budget Receipts To Date: $483,597.93
Budget Receipts December 20: $18,405.90 Total Receipts December 20: $21,560.15
Budget Needs To Date: $534,171.62
Budget Receipts To Date: $498,764.93 Budget Receipts December 27: $15,167.00 Total Receipts December 27: $17,816.00
Offering
Extended Care 1/3/09
Babies: Glenda Thackston / Debbie Young
Toddlers: Shanda Owens / Susan Freeman
2-4 Yr. Olds: Curt Hadden / Shanna Hadden
Extended Care 1/10/09
Babies: Elizabeth Petty/Amanda Young/
Erika Clyburn
Toddlers: Charlie Clyburn / Caylie Walker
2-4 Yr. Olds: Josh & Julie Massey / Jennifer Morris
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Homebound
Of The Week
1/3 - Mary Lynch
Golden Age Nursing Home
Room 107
82 North Main St.
Inman, SC 29349
1/10 - Ruth Dobson
Rosecrest/Woodland Ridge
200 Fortress Drive
Inman, SC 29349
Attendance December 20, 2009
Sunday School:
Worship: 292
December 27, 2009
Sunday School: 166
Worship: 182
Deacon of
The Week
1/3 - Kevin Crowe
510 Duncan Station Drive
Duncan, SC 29334
1/10 - Buddy Smith
305 Duncan Reidville Rd.
Duncan, SC 29334
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MEMORIAL Given In Memory Of Patricia McAbee
(Kevin Crowe’s Mother):
Mary Gregory
Marty & Kay Brown
Penny Eubanks
Mark & Cindy Pike
Given In Memory Of
Oscar & Lenore Walker:
Jerry & Verna Taylor
Given In Memory Of Carl & Marie Tuck: Eleanor Tuck
Given In Memory Of Bill Drake:
Hazel, Elizabeth, & Ann Drake
Given In Memory Of Hovie Bolding
(David Bolding’s Father): Adult III Sunday School Class
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Don’t forget to pray for our adopted Missionary
Alissa Stewart, who is
serving in Uganda!
Student MinistryStudent MinistryStudent MinistryStudent Ministry
Whew! It’s hard to believe Christmas has already come and gone! I hope
your family had a wonderful time together as you reflected on Christ’s coming and looked forward to His coming again. Christmas is “the most
wonderful time of the year,” but we have got some incredible things
coming up this year in 2010. Let me encourage you to begin to pray about
a couple of things as you prepare for the new year.
1) Ask God what you can do to grow more spiritually this year. We have a number of
exciting studies coming up. If you have never taken our Financial Peace course, let me encourage you to come to the free preview night on Sunday, January 17. Even if you are
completely debt-free, this course can show you how you can be an even better steward
of the money God has entrusted you with so that you are better equipped for kingdom
living. We will also have a special preview night for our Covenant Groups on Wednesday,
January 6. Make plans to be here as we share some of the exciting opportunities we
have in store for our Covenant Groups this year! And of course, if you are not a part of a
Sunday School class, boy are you missing out! Sunday School is our primary avenue of
ministry here at Lyman and is filled with solid biblical study as well as good Christian fellowship. Make this the year you commit to being in a Sunday School! I’d love to talk
to you more about any and all of these opportunities! Let’s dive in deeper this year!
2) Ask God where He would have you serve. Many Christians treat church like it’s a
spectator sport. Make this the year you get out on the field! If we’re going to continue
to grow and thrive at Lyman, we need all hands on deck! There are so many amazing
areas to serve in our church—some that we might not have even thought about yet! I know you’re busy—we all are—but I pray this is the year that we’ll all give a little bit of
our time and resources for the glory of God and the sake of His church!
I love you guys so much! I’ve been enjoying my vacation, but I can’t wait to be back this
week to worship with you again! God bless you—and Happy New Year!
Ricky
2010 Contribution Envelopes are here! If you need a
box, or if you haven’t picked your box up, please call or
come by the church office.
The church office will be closed on
January 1 in observance of the New
Year holiday. We would like to wish
everyone a healthy and prosperous
New Year!
Dear First Lyman Family-
Thank you so much for
your prayers, cards, and
visits while Clayton was in
the hospital last week.
Thank you also for your continued prayer
as he is now at home recovering. You all
mean the world to us.
We Love You,
The Bradleys
There will be no services on :
Sunday Night, Jan. 3 Financial Peace University—January 2010
What’s your New Year’s resolution? GET OUT OF DEBT! Come to the FREE Financial Peace Preview Night on
January 17. Call the church office or contact Tollie &
Ashley Gosnell for more information. The class will
begin on January 31.
Our deepest sympathy is extended to the following who have recently lost
loved ones:
Kevin Crowe Family in the loss of Kevin’s Mom, Pat McAbee
David Bolding Family in the loss of David’s father, Hovie S. Bolding
Men’s Prayer Breakfast
January 17 at 8:30 AM
Joy FellowshipJoy FellowshipJoy FellowshipJoy Fellowship Tuesday, January 12Tuesday, January 12Tuesday, January 12Tuesday, January 12
6:00 PM6:00 PM6:00 PM6:00 PM
Wade Rodgers will provide the entertainment.
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Goal: $8000
Received to date: $6627
Balance to meet goal: $1373
Please pray and give as the Lord
leads so that we can meet our
goal.
Many plans for 2010 are already made!
Visit our website, firstlyman.org, to get a
closer look at all facets of First Baptist
Lyman.
No matter what your interest is, you will
find the latest information on the website.
Looking ahead to 2010: Check out the video on the Student Ministry page of firstlyman.org. It’s pretty incredible!
All ladies are invited to this Women’s Ministry event!
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